The Unified Communications industry is in its infancy, which is creating confusion for enterprise customers. What components make up a UC solution? Who offers UC solutions? What UC components does each vendor offer today? What is their product strategy? In this session we will answer all of these questions. You will leave with a clear understanding of what unified communications is all about and what to start thinking about when considering a UC solution.
Presented by:
| Blair Pleasant
President & Principal Analyst
COMMfusion |
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Develop a Unified Communications Strategy
(UC-02)
Wednesday - 01/24/07, 9:30-10:15am
Unified communications will change everything - from the way we communicate to the devices we use to communicate. While UC products and services evolve, you will need to develop a strategy to help your company migrate from your existing environment to a UC environment. This session will provide a detailed outline of tasks you will want to consider incorporating in your UC strategy. We will look at things you need to do today, and how to plan for the next 3-5 years. You will leave this session with detailed information to help you develop a UC strategy.
The PBX as a Feature Server in a Unified Communications World
(UC-03)
Wednesday - 01/24/07, 10:30-11:15am
Some say the PBX is dead. Is it dead or has it evolved into a feature server that provides rich voice features as part of a unified communications solution. Some industry leaders have suggested that you may not need all the features provided by a traditional PBX (or IP PBX) in a UC environment. But, what if your company can't live without all those features? This session will explore how you can use your existing PBX, or even a new IP PBX, as part of a UC solution. We will delve into the role of PBXs in your UC strategy.
Presented by:
| Jim Burton (Moderator)
Co-Founder
UC Strategies |
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Know Your Needs – a Requirement for Unified Communications
(UC-04)
Wednesday - 01/24/07, 1:00-1:45pm
While network assessments and business process integrations are key to UC implementation and planning, UC migration has to start with what individual end users really need from new UC capabilities to do their jobs better. Information on end users’ needs will enable IT to set UC migration priorities properly, set the stage for supporting different UC endpoint device requirements, and how to prepare for UC. So, how can enterprise IT find out what end users need? This session will explore processes to help you find the answers.
Presented by:
| Art Rosenberg (Moderator)
Principal Analyst
The Unified-View |
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UC Roundtable – The State of the Industry
(UC-05)
Wednesday - 01/24/07, 2:00-2:45pm
Join the UC Strategies team of consultants and analysts for a lively discussion on products, services and the state of the unified communications industry. In this session, industry experts will provide valuable insight into what is happening in our industry - from which vendors are delivering product today and which vendors you should be tracking for tomorrow's solution, to what you should look for in sourcing and implementing a UC solution. This session is a must for anyone working on or planning to develop a UC strategy.
Presented by:
| Blair Pleasant
President & Principal Analyst
COMMfusion | | Jim Burton (Moderator)
Co-Founder
UC Strategies | | TBA
| | Art Rosenberg (Moderator)
Principal Analyst
The Unified-View |
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Leveraging Next Gen Collaboration Technologies to Make Unified Messaging A Reality
(UC-06)
Wednesday - 01/24/07, 3:00-3:45pm
Enterprises have invested numerous resources into modern telephony systems with VoIP access and SIP controls… What’s next? How do they make the most of their investments? This session will explore how enterprises can leverage their existing investments to create a new approach to Unified Messaging.
The speaker will discuss how to integrate advanced telephony systems, such as SIP and VoIP — and emerging Web technologies, such as AJAX — to create Unified Messaging systems with better call control, more advanced calling features, and more efficient messaging. For example, imagine being able to click on a phone number in an e-mail and connecting directly with that contact, initiating an instantaneous conference call by selecting participants from your e-mail contact directory, and reviewing phone messages in your e-mail inbox. This session will explain how this is possible and how enterprises that are investing in advanced telephony can take the next step toward truly unified messaging.
Presented by:
| Matt Tucker
CTO
Jive Software | | Tim Moynihan
Vice President, Global Marketing and Sales Support
Envox Worldwide |
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